Dunnville Wildlife Area Leased Private Lands
Nature preserve
131 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Spring Brook
Spring Brook has 1,141 acres of parks, 648 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Dunnville Wildlife Area Leased Private Lands (1 mi), Dunnville Wildlife Area (0.7 mi). 20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6.8 miles of mapped trail cross Spring Brook, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
1,339 acres · of 60.1 sq mi of land
Trails
6.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,141 ac
648 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
1 beach · 3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Spring Brook?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Spring Brook have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spring Brook is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Spring Brook’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land648 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,141 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home20% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 49%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Dunnville Wildlife Area Leased Private Lands, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Dunnville Wildlife Area
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
117 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Muddy Creek Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
862 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lower Chippewa River State Natural Area
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
160 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Dunnville Wildlife Area Leased Private Lands131 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsDunnville Wildlife Area117 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsMuddy Creek Wildlife Area862 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsLower Chippewa River State Natural Area160 acres · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Muddy Creek Sedge Meadow State Natural Area156 acres
Fishermans Park7 acres
Zielie Park1 acres · Dunn County
DirectionsWho protects it
1,339 conserved acres
3% of Spring Brook’s land. Who manages Spring Brook’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,431 ac
Private owners404 ac
County21 ac
Bureau of Land Management10 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3 ac
State Recreation Area · 906 acPrivate Conservation · 404 acConservation Easement · 361 acState Conservation Area · 99 acUnknown Easement · 86 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Creek Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1,225 | Open |
| Statewide Wildlife Habitat State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 78 | Restricted |
| Statewide Wildlife Habitat - Wd State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 78 | Open |
| Scattered Wildlife State Conservation Area | County | 21 | Restricted |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 10 | Open |
| Elk Creek Fishery Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 7 | Open |
| Dunn County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 3 | Restricted |
Things to do
5 places to go in Spring Brook
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Spring Brook
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Spring Brook
Raleigh's Landing
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Spring Brook
Elk Lake Boat Landing
DirectionsTrails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Spring Brook
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 29 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Spring Brook →
Next door
Spring Brook and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Brook | 3% | 0.1 | 648 | 20% | B− |
| Rock Creek | 10% | 0.2 | 120 | 50% | B+ |
| Peru | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Elk Mound | 11% | 0.2 | 1,251 | 17% | B |
| Union | 3% | under 0.1 | 119 | 30% | C+ |
| Red Cedar | 7% | 1.0 | 310 | 45% | A− |
| Dunn | 2% | 0.7 | 2,834 | 28% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Spring Brook
Where can I hike in Spring Brook?
The longest trail networks: Dunnville Wildlife Area Leased Private Lands, 1 miles; Dunnville Wildlife Area, 0.7 miles; Muddy Creek Wildlife Area, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Spring Brook is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Wisconsin town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Spring Brook’s trails?
Dunnville Wildlife Area Leased Private Lands and Dunnville Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Spring Brook?
14,463 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring Brook or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,151 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spring Brook have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Spring Brook neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →